SIU Edwardsville Cougars women's basketball

SIU Edwardsville Cougars
2016–17 SIU Edwardsville Cougars women's basketball team
University Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Head coach Paula Buscher (5th season)
Conference Ohio Valley
Location Edwardsville, Illinois
Arena The Sam M. Vadalabene Center
(Capacity: 4,000)
Nickname Cougars
Colors Red and White[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament second round
D-II: 1999
NCAA Tournament appearances
D-II: 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2007

The SIU Edwardsville Cougars women's basketball team represents Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) in the Ohio Valley Conference of NCAA Division I basketball. The Cougars play their home matches at the Sam M. Vadalabene Center located in the SIUE core campus in Edwardsville, Illinois. [2]

History

SIU Edwardsville began play in 1974. They made the NCAA Division II Tournament five times (1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2007) before they joined Division I. They joined the Ohio Valley Conference in 2011. They made the 2012 Women's Basketball Invitational, their first ever Division I postseason appearance, though they lost to Wright State 73-64.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "SIUE Visual Identity Requirements" (PDF). Siuecougars.com. February 18, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ "SIUE". Siuecougars.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  3. ↑ "SIUE Women's Basketball - All-Time Scores". Siuecougars.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
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